Vaccinations Before QAnon
From the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services:In 1954, polio was a terrifying reality. The vaccine began as a large clinical trial of 1.3 million kids around the country. They called themselves Polio Pioneers, the first to try a new vaccine in the hopes of ending a grave threat.
Nine months after the trial ended, the vaccine was declared safe and effective. In 1955, mass inoculation against polio began. 25 years later, domestic polio transmission had all but vanished.
Polio is now a mandated vaccination in all 50 states. The kids you see pictured made this a reality for us all.
Yes, all this is true. But it happened in 1954. That was when high school graduates could still read and write, and no one believed that the government was conspiring with the medical people to enslave the population.
A great deal has changed, some for the better, a lot for the worse.
